Both advised Mrs. Norris's continuing where she was · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: Both advised Mrs. Norris's continuing where she was
Period: 1850-1900;
Geographic: Europe; England; United Kingdom; Britain
Description: Here we see Edmund and Sir Thomas advising Mrs. Norris to stay in the drawing room rather than go out into the hall when Fanny’s brother, William, arrived. Both men advised Mrs. Norris that it would be better to let Fanny and William reunite alone, allowing them to join the rest of the group in the drawing room. This scene occurs in chapter 24. The characters are shown in the traditional regency style. Mrs. Norris wears the regency style dress with an empire waist, and a mop cap to cover her hair. Edmund and Sir Thomas wear waistcoats and tailcoats, and breeches that stop at the knee and cravats. The regency period dated to the early nineteenth century (1811-1820) when George, Prince of Wales, later George IV (r. 1820-1830), reigned as regent for his mentally ill father, King George III (r. 1760-1820). The regency period is associated with the rise of neoclassicism in art and fashion.
Image Creator: Hugh Thomson (Illustrator)
Type: StillImage; pen and ink illustrations
Identifier: mta:25737
Language: eng
Source Name: Mansfield Park
Parent Collection: "Mansfield Park", by Jane Austen. Illustrations by Hugh Thomson (1898)
Image: mta_25737_OBJ.png